Debian on Thecus N2100

Hi all,
I'm about to order a re-badged N2100 for use as a home NAS, and have a
few questions about getting Debian onto it.
I see that 4.0r1 is broken, is it best to install r0 or are there
installer images with the fixed kernel on? I could try installing Sid,
but I'd prefer something known to work. :)
I've never done software RAID before, so I'm being cautious. Is it
fairly simple with the Debian installer to setup a 4G /, 1G swap, and
the rest as /home, all on RAID-1? Would I need a separate /boot, or is
the initramfs in the flash sufficient?
Thanks for any help, and please CC me on any replies because I'm not on
the list.
Cheers,
Ross
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